Description
The Guitar Amp Handbook: Understanding Tube Amplifiers and Getting Great Sounds, Updated Edition brings fresh information to the table tohelp guitarists understand everything about what makes their amps tick and how to use them to sound better than ever. It builds on the popular original edition of the book, first published in 2005.
Central tothe book's success is the way it walks musicians through the significan ce of each crucial circuit stage and component of a great number of classic and modern tube amp designs, helping guitarists get the most from the amps they already own or choose new amps that are best suited to theirneeds.
The Guitar Amp Handbook reveals many of the tips a nd tricks used by today's top designers and builders, and it debunks thehype used by the marketing departments at large manufacturers keen on s elling specific amps that might not be right for particular players. Thebook is designed to help guitarists understand what really goes on insi de tube amps and where the tone comes from. This new updated and expanded edition adds further knowledge to the foundation, ensuring it continues as the most thorough and authoritative publication on the subject to be found anywhere.
Central tothe book's success is the way it walks musicians through the significan ce of each crucial circuit stage and component of a great number of classic and modern tube amp designs, helping guitarists get the most from the amps they already own or choose new amps that are best suited to theirneeds.
The Guitar Amp Handbook reveals many of the tips a nd tricks used by today's top designers and builders, and it debunks thehype used by the marketing departments at large manufacturers keen on s elling specific amps that might not be right for particular players. Thebook is designed to help guitarists understand what really goes on insi de tube amps and where the tone comes from. This new updated and expanded edition adds further knowledge to the foundation, ensuring it continues as the most thorough and authoritative publication on the subject to be found anywhere.